The previous owner added cheap looking laminate cabinets on one side of my kitchen that clash pretty badly with the other cabinets. I want to paint all my cabinets the same color. Are there any special steps i need to take in order to paint the laminate cabinets?

We are planning to have new cabinets installed and everything we look at has spaces between ceiling and cabinet top. Is there a reason for this or is it just for looks. Our old cabinets were against the ceiling.

I have a small L shaped wall 17"deep by 3' wide. I don't want to waste any space, so I have had several ideas, a wall of cabinets seems to "busy", and if I just install a working countertop with cone lights overhead you would be working looking at a wall. I thought about asking the cabinet maker to put good locking wheels and 3 cabinets underneath, and then we could roll it into the center of the kitchen for serving or working and then lock it back against the wall when not in use. As I am typing I am also considering the wear and tear on the wall....... I have never heard of this done. any ideas?

wood. The bottom cabinets are not real wood. We have already thrown the bottom cabinets away.